Orphaned Lab Results

Orphaned lab results are results that are not attached to the patient chart for any reason

Results from Antech

Click on the result to open and view it.
Open Antech Online and filter the results based on the orphaned lab result’s date in a separate web browser tab.
Once the results are matched, select Assign to Patient at the bottom of the Orphan Lab Result in Vetspire.

THIS CANNOT BE UNDONE! ENSURE YOU ARE ASSIGNING THE RESULT TO THE CORRECT PATIENT AND CLIENT.

View the Orphaned Lab Results section from the Dashboard tab at the bottom of the page.
Select an orphaned lab result to open.
Select View Results.
An Idexx VetConnect PLUS screen will appear, with the patient name in the screen's top left corner.
Return to the Vetspire application and the Orphaned Lab results section. Select the same result and click in the Assign to Patient search box.
Search for the patient and click the correct name to add the Orphaned Results to the patient record.

If the IDEXX Webpacs image is for dental radiology, follow these additional steps:

While in Vetspire, navigate to the Patient Chart and filter by Labs.
Open the Radiology - IDEXX_WEBPACS result.
Next to Associated Encounter, select the related encounter to link the result to.
Repeat these steps for each orphaned lab.

EVERY DENTAL RADIOGRAPH TAKEN WILL BECOME AN ORPHANED LAB RESULT. ONLY LINK ONE OF THE RESULTS TO THE PATIENT CHART.

DELETE DUPLICATE RESULTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME PATIENT.
REVIEWING EACH LAB IS RECOMMENDED TO CONFIRM EACH RESULT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORRECT PATIENT.

Download or scan the results onto your computer
Navigate to the patient’s chart.
Select UPLOAD.
Name the upload file with the lab name and date the lab was run. Example: Heska CBC 7/2/20.
Change the category to DIAGNOSTICS.
Click CHOOSE FILE and select the file from your computer.
Click UPLOAD.

AT THIS TIME, NON-INTEGRATED LABS WILL NOT APPEAR IN THE LABS TAB.